My heart was aching for the woman. “Sounds like you dodged a bullet.”
Another sniffle accompanied a shallow nodding of her head. “Damn right I did. I’m keeping the house. He’s going to be reimbursing me for those tests and doctor’s visits. But it still hurts. Y’know?”
“Yeah,” I said. “Yeah. I get it.” Briefly, I thought about Cassie, and our fights. We were never going to divorce. We loved each other too much and needed each other besides. But if it were to happen, we’d both be bawling in private. You don’t spend so many years with a person and have it not hurt when they’re out of your life. Even when they hurt you. Even when they deserved to be cut out. I shivered at the thought of losing her.